During the Oct. 10 meeting, the Derby City Council went through its annual review of both Derby’s traffic ordinance and public offense code, approving recommended changes for both. While a number of updates were made in line with legislative changes at the state level over the past year, further review of the public offense code and discussion amongst the city attorney and city prosecutor led them to address issues that have come up recently regarding disorderly conduct. Two proposed changes were suggested – and ultimately approved – to the section of the public offense code on disorderly conduct. The first change added language to address “activity intended to impede traffic or interfere with the safe movement of vehicles on Derby roads.” Examples included road rage incidents, flashing handheld lights at cars, throwing objects at cars, standing in the street, etc.
Source: Derby Informer | News
